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Reuben John Smith

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Reuben John Smith

Birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
Death
24 Jan 1899 (aged 69–70)
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.8504778, Longitude: -70.9209056
Memorial ID
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Buried with an easy chair and his favorite checkerboard

Reuben Smith liked his comfort. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he had selected a new recliner chair of upholstered russet leather and was interred in a sitting position, with a checkerboard on his lap.

A practical man, Smith also ordered that he be dressed in a hat and warm coat, and that a 2nd key to the tomb be placed in his coat pocket. The other key was to lock the entrance and to be destroyed.

Buried with an easy chair and his favorite checkerboard

Reuben Smith liked his comfort. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he had selected a new recliner chair of upholstered russet leather and was interred in a sitting position, with a checkerboard on his lap.

A practical man, Smith also ordered that he be dressed in a hat and warm coat, and that a 2nd key to the tomb be placed in his coat pocket. The other key was to lock the entrance and to be destroyed.


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  • Created by: R.C.
  • Added: Mar 1, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106011148/reuben_john-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Reuben John Smith (1829–24 Jan 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 106011148, citing Mount Prospect Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by R.C. (contributor 47303570).